A banner can be referred as a flag or piece of cloth in which information or slogans are written. Banners are very popular means of advertising now a days. They are used in various sectors like: business, films, political cause and others. The main objective of banner is to spread the information written on it. Banners can be made using different software. There are also tools related to banner making process which makes the experience easier and more effective. The correct selection of the software can be a good way to make a correct move because there are many software available in the market but you should be have to decide the best between all of them. So, let us discuss some of the important factors to be considered while deciding on which software to use.

Shareware

Let’s start with the term “raster graphics”. It is program which helps you in adding the image and details of the image into your banner. It is quite user friendly and is a better option to be considered while making a banner. At the present situation the best software for this purpose is Adobe Photoshop. Adobe Photoshop is a very helpful software and also includes various tools to make your banner more attractive and effective. It provides you with the best flexibility at the present time. On the other hand this software is a bit expensive one and requiring professional training to use it properly. Next class of graphics known as vector graphics is quite impressive and easy to replicate. Instead of creating your product by adding up the individual pixels, it uses geometric shapes but in the case of vector graphic you will not get much of detailing done as compared to the raster one. You also have advantages like the files produce by the vector graphics are smaller in size and also are infinitely expandable without causing any damage to the sharpness quality of the banner. There are mainly two software with respect to this feature ruling in the market, they are Adobe illustrator and CorelDraw. Both of the software are capable enough to create the best banner. Also, both of them are expensive for the common people. It also is tedious job in using them because you need to learn their technicalities. Adobe illustrator can be a better option for an individual because their support and tutorial are wonderful and easily appreciable.

Freeware

There also a huge number of free programs available on the internet for the purpose making the banners. Software like: GIMP and open office are some of the better examples. Both of them come in two separate genre. GIMP is a free raster graphics program that have almost the same functionality as that of the Photoshop. While on the other hand the openoffice draw is a free vector graphics program that comes with the openoffice suit. Openoffice suit is analogous to Microsoft office. Both of them can create beautiful banners and also it will be a budget friendly offer for you.